F1 2026 Hungarian GP starting grid after Hamilton, Antonelli penalties
Lewis Hamilton had been the driver to beat in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, until Q3, where he was beaten, and then, to add insult to injury, penalised.
He was deemed to have 0bstructed Oscar Piastri in Q3, and was given a three-place penalty by F1's stewards.
Meanwhile, championship leader Kimi Antonelli was also been handed a three-place penalty, for failing to slow sufficiently for the yellow flags brought out by Max Verstappen's spin at the final corner in Q3
To see how those penalties have impacted the order, here's the starting grid as it stands:
1 Lando Norris (McLaren)
2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
4 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
5 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
6 George Russell (Mercedes)
7 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
8 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
9 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
10 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
11 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
12 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
13 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
14 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
15 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
16 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
17 Ollie Bearman (Haas)
18 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
19 Alex Albon (Williams)
20 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
21 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
22 Sergio Perez (Cadillac)
